Naval Academy Crash Victim Identified

Max Allen of Chesterfield Virginia died in an accident involving his SUV at the Naval Academy (Photo provided by Naval Academy)

An accident over the weekend in which a vehicle plunged into College Creek at the Naval Academy took the life of a senior.

Authorities said 25 year old Midshipman Max Allen of the Richmond, Virginia area, died in that crash.

His body was recovered late Sunday by divers.

The vehicle went into the icy water near Nimitz Library.

Midshipman Allen was an oceanography major and a member of the Club Soccer team.

The academy is offering grief counseling.

A statement from the Academy said, in part, the following:

"The Naval Academy is deeply saddened by the tragic death of Midshipman Max Allen. It is painful to lose a member of our Naval Academy family, and as we attempt to better understand this tremendous loss, we offer our deepest condolences to Max's family, close friends, classmates and company mates during this extremely difficult time," said Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael Miller.